It might be easy for some to write off the Damon Evans saga as yet another case of a person in the public eye who couldn't control his ego and appetites, done in by too much liquor and too little good sense. We've seen it from sports figures, celebrities and politicians, a template for fallen icons: Caught driving drunk, embarrassing details from the police report, a hideous booking photo. Or the dalliance with a young lady (or man) who doesn't have a matching wedding ring.
Our Views: A local heros fast fall
Damon Evans ouster as Georgia's AD is a blow to his hometown